[NRVR-Members] New Launch Tower

[Thomas Tweeks Weeks]

Hey David!
Thanks for coming to the meeting.. and joining NRVR! :)

Yeah.. so I browsed that DXEngineering site.. can you point me to the base plate you were looking at?

I don't know about the other members, but I would not really want to build a tower system that we have to erect, stake  into the ground, and run guide wires for every time we want to load a rocket.

I was kind of hoping to eventually be able to afford (or get donated) a trailer that can auto-leverage the pad down to load and back up into launch position. This is also how most large tri-beam away pads work:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NRV.Rocketry/permalink/2572395489453883/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NRV.Rocketry/permalink/2572395489453883/
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4M4i0YRqLDo/maxresdefault.jpg
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yqfh6NvDVHpPHAeP9

Especially since our tri-beam already has a trailer pivot axle and bolt down mount points around 4ft off the ground.

If you're interested in helping with this project.. find a couple of members willing to pitch in and find what we need to make it happen. :)

:)

Also.. unless someone has a hydrolic piston to donate, the unit came with a dedicated lead-acid cell and 12v winch + cable.

Tweeks

On Sunday, February 3, 2019 5:11pm, "David Aden" <david.a.aden at gmail.com> said:

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> http://server2.nrvr.org/mailman/listinfo/nrvr-membersHey everyone,
> 
> My name is David Aden - I joined back in the fall. I'm an ME student at
> Tech. If you were at the November launch, you may remember me as the guy
> who tried to cert on a minimum diameter silver rocket that promptly
> disappeared until 2 1/2 hours later.
> 
> I'm a part of the Orbital Launch Vehicle Team at Virginia Tech, and I was
> in charge of the launch tower for our September launch. At the meeting on
> Thursday, I spoke with Tweeks about the new launch tower we got from SERVA
> - the design looks almost identical to the one OLVT used, and I bet we
> could get a base for it from dxengineering.com, where OLVT bought their
> tower hardware from. The base comes with a hinge - you stake it down, lift
> the tower to vertical, and secure it with guy wires. Another option that
> was discussed is to buy a trailer; the tower still has functional hinges on
> it, so they could just be bolted in to a beam or something along those
> lines.
> 
> Just my two cents. Looking forward to flying more with y'all!
> 
> David
>